The exile of the Qafir

It has been said about the novel "Tareeqat Al-Qafir" by Zaharan Al-Qasimi: • "The novel paid attention to a new topic in modern novel writing, which is the topic of water, in its relationship with the natural environment and human life in difficult areas." • "The author presented this topic through a continuous harmony between reality and legend, doing so through a well-constructed narrative and transparent poetic language, and through sculpting intriguing characters who play a fundamental role in people's lives and at the same time evoke their aversion and fear." • "The author was able to bring us closer to an unfamiliar stage for Arab novels, which is the stage of valleys and falaj in Oman, and the influence of natural elements in the relationship between humans and their environment and culture." Tareeqat Al-Qafir is the novel that won the Arab Novel Prize 2023.